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forebode

[ fawr-bohd, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

foreboded, foreboding.
  1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend:

    clouds that forebode a storm.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.


verb (used without object)

foreboded, foreboding.
  1. to prophesy.
  2. to have a presentiment.

forebode

/ ´ÚÉ”Ëˈ²úəʊ»å /

verb

  1. to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance
  2. to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)
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Derived Forms

  • ´Ú´Ç°ù±ðˈ²ú´Ç»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú´Ç°ù±ð·²ú´Ç»åİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôî€Ð­´Ç°ù±ð·²ú´Ç»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of forebode1

First recorded in 1595–1605; fore- + bode 1
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I start the day each morning tentatively peeking my head out checking for dark clouds and foreboding skies.

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Prof Taylor said Tesco's scales were "quite foreboding and reminiscent of security scanners".

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The foreboding carbonara was brewing in my mind — enticed by ingredients of splendid quality; guanciale, pecorino and fresh eggs.

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In the opening and closing shots, the camera takes a good long look at the school’s exterior, regarding this institution with an almost foreboding — yet ultimately healthy — sense of skepticism.

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The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved black-and-orange insect.

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